- •Unit 1 Computer users
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Could computer games be good for you after all?
- •A career in computers
- •Are you a blogger too?
- •Unit 2 Computer Architecture
- •Floppy drive and cd drive are input or output devices?
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Addiction to Internet ‘is an illness’
- •1. Find the answers to the questions in the article.
- •2. Find words in the text that mean the following.
- •3. Answer these questions for yourself or for someone you know and discuss the results. Do you think these test questions are a good indicator of Internet addiction?
- •If you answer ‘yes’ to five or more of these questions, you may have an Internet addiction!
- •Unit 3 Computer Applications
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Information Society by Richard Sidaway
- •Unit 4 Peripherals
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •3) Forms used when comparing ideas
- •4. Conjunctions and connectors
- •Interview. Former student
- •Tiny devices may help reinvent wireless technology
- •Vocabulary and grammar work
- •1. Translate the sentences paying special attention to the words in italics.
- •2. Match the words and their meaning.
- •3. Insert prepositions necessary.
- •4. Supply the proper form of a verb in the sentences.
- •5. Fill in each blank with the words from the text.
- •6. Match the parts together.
- •1. State whether the sentences given below are true or false according to the text.
- •2. Test your understanding of the text.
- •Discussion
- •Discuss the questions above.
- •2. Imagine you are an inventor. Describe an invention you are working on. Think about:
- •Unit 6 Operating systems
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •No more downtime due to kernel patching
- •Computer diagnosis
- •Wearable computers
- •1) The gerund as a subject
- •2) Gerund after prepositions
- •Unit 7 Graphical user interface
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Computers in our life
- •Five steps to a good password
- •Unit 8 Applications programs
- •Vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises
- •Cyber café
- •1) Asking for instructions
- •2) Giving instructions
- •Imperative form in English
- •1. Complete each gap in this text with a suitable word from this list .
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form in this description of gps. .
- •3. Rewrite each of these statements by replacing the words in italics with en-/-en or phrasal verbs of a similar meaning.
- •4. Translate into Ukrainian.
- •6. Complete the text with discourse markers from the box.
- •7. Read the text below. For each of the empty space choose the correct variant.
- •8. For questions 1-12, read the following text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.
- •Something not for everyone
Interview. Former student
computer architecture – архітектура комп’ютера
binary, adj - двійковий
binary system – двійна\бінарна система
assemble, v – збирати, складати
put sb’s point across – доступно поснити
manual, n – інструкція, підручник, посібник
back up, n – резервне копіювання
backup copy – резервна копія
bachup program – програма резервного копіювання
build up, v – комплектувати, створювати
free up, v – звільняти, робити вільне місце
free memory – вільна пам'ять
free stuff – безоплатні матеріали
free form – довільна форма
set up, v – установити, інсталювати
start up, v – включити, запустити
start time – час початку
update, v – оновлювати
upgrade, v – модернізувати, оновлювати
upload, v – передавати, завантажити, пересилати
description, n – опис
Higher National Certificate – диплом про вищу освіту
Higher Natinal Diploma – диплом про вищу освіту державного зразка
Tiny devices may help reinvent wireless technology
The advent of nanotechnology and minute circuit is allowing European researchers to develop ultra-fast wireless technology.
Mobile and wireless technology has come a long way in recent years. Consumers are accessing huge amount of information, communicating with each other and sharing media like never before. As their needs grow, so does the need for faster, more efficient wireless technology. In the meantime, devices are getting smaller while demand on their performance and power output is increasing.
Enter nanotechnology, which could help change mobile communication to the better. The ‘Microwave amplification by spin transfer emission radiation’ (Master) project, funded by the EU, is currently exploring the potential of spin-transfer nano-oscillators (STNO) to help upgrade wireless telecommunication technology. These are minute structures driven by an electric current that emit microwave radiation.
Master is investigating how to increase their efficiency and power output. At the heart of this initiative lie the challenges of magnetisation and storing of magnetic data, which the project has overcome after intense effort. In light of this, a parent has been filed to safeguard the technology and ensure proper exploitation channels.
In parallel, the project has been bringing together highly trained scientists and engineers. Synergy between participants has helped put the European teams involved at the forefront of international research. The quality of work performed has already been acknowledged through several publications, and if all goes to plan the technology will help take mobile communications to a much higher level.
Lastly, the innovative microscopy techniques developed under Master will have a broader, long-term impact for nanotechnology on the whole.
Research EU Results magazine, No 1, April 2011
Vocabulary and grammar work
1. Translate the sentences paying special attention to the words in italics.
1. Electronic mail circulation of physics articles has increased greatly in the last few years owing to the ubiquity of personal computers and the advent of flexible software for transmiting texst files.
2. Scientists currently debate the future implications of nanotechnology.
3. New regulations are aimed at reducing vehicle emissions.
4. Profitability is expected to benefit from synergies between the two operations.
5. Commercial exploitation of newer discoveries involves an inventive step.
6. Wireless phones use radio waves to enable their users to make phone calls from many locations worldwide.
7. Secure your bike with this simple locking device.
8. I need to transfer £ 500 to my daughter’s account.
9. There is a clear link between exposure to radiation and some forms of cancer.
10. Trade and industry require good communications.